Former Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III has formed a unique bond with a Seattle Seahawks employee. davidharns has more from Walker:
When I asked the Seattle Seahawks organization for a media credential so I could try to catch up with former Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III, I expected the resulting story to be about his feelings about Michigan State, his rookie season with the Seahawks, how his time in East Lansing had prepared him for the NFL, and all that.
And, as has now become Walker’s custom for the last six or so home games – before entering the locker room – he veered right to meet up with his new friend, Doug Willson. Willson is a member of the Seahawks' security team and is confined to a wheelchair. The two of them greeted each other like old friends and exchanged words before Walker headed into the locker room and the congratulatory arms of Seattle general manager John Schneider.
Willson likes Walker’s work ethic and the fact that he took a workmanlike approach to building his football career. Afterward, he entered the team’s locker room and finished eating his cup of grapes as he checked his mobile phone, no doubt chock full of well-wishes and congratulatory messages. After all, with his 114 rushing yards, Walker had become only the second rookie in Seahawk franchise history to surpass 1,000 rushing yards on the season.
During the Seahawks’ bye week, Walker visited East Lansing to take in Michigan State’s game against Indiana and the MSU Athletic Department honored him on the field during a break in the action, to a standing ovation by the Spartan Stadium crowd. “It’s great, he supports me and before every game he’s like you’re gonna get 200 [yards],” Walker said with a laugh. “He’s always excited for me to come over there and talk with him; just having that support means a lot to me.”
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